Delicious Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Bake (Printable)
Comforting baked oatmeal with apples, cinnamon, maple, and optional nuts—ready in 45 minutes for a nourishing morning.
# What You'll Need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 2 cups rolled oats
02 - 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
03 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
04 - 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
05 - 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
06 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
→ Wet Ingredients
07 - 2 cups milk (dairy or non-dairy)
08 - 2 large eggs
09 - 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted (or coconut oil)
10 - 1/3 cup maple syrup or honey
11 - 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
→ Fruit
12 - 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and diced
13 - 1/3 cup raisins or dried cranberries (optional)
# How to Make It:
01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9x9-inch baking dish with butter or non-stick spray.
02 - Combine rolled oats, chopped nuts, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, melted butter, maple syrup, and vanilla extract until smooth.
04 - Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients. Stir gently until fully combined.
05 - Fold in diced apples and dried fruit, ensuring an even distribution throughout the mixture.
06 - Spread the oatmeal mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish.
07 - Bake for 35 minutes until the top is golden brown and the bake is set. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.
# Expert Suggestions:
01 -
- No matter how sleepy you are, this bake fills your whole kitchen with warmth and makes you eager for breakfast.
- I started making it on chilly weekends, and it quickly became the one recipe my family requests before anything else.
02 -
- If you don’t use enough cinnamon, the whole bake turns out oddly bland—don’t hold back.
- Dicing your apples too big leaves chewy pockets; small cubes melt into every spoonful.
03 -
- Don’t skip greasing the pan—scraping stuck oats is nobody’s idea of fun.
- Let the bake sit five minutes after pulling it from the oven; it firms up and slices so much better.